Genetics of epidermal ridge minutiae
Tóm tắt
Epidermal ridge minutiae have been utilized widely in Forensic Sciences for personal identification for a long time; but genetical significance of minutiae is yet to be understood thoroughly. In the present communication an attempt has been made to study the genetical aspects of finger ridge minutiae on the basis of family material. Data for the present study were collected from 76 families belonging to the Namasudras, a Scheduled Caste residing in Nadia district, West Bengal, India. An eight-fold classification of minutiae was followed in the present study. Out of eight minutiae types ridge end and connecting ridge have shown the maximum and minimum occurrences, respectively. Bilateral difference in minutia types was not evident but the sex difference was found to be significant. The genetics of minutia types was studied by familial correlation (r) and heritability (h
2) estimates. Statistically significant familial correlation values and high heritability estimates for some of the minutia types such as fork, ridge end and total minutiae are suggestive of hereditary control of minutiae. The results of the present study suggest that minutiae showing significant correlation values and high heritability estimates (more than 60%) are useful in genetical studies and perhaps diagnosis of some genetical disorders in addition to their regular application in personal identification.
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